Table 3 Hemodynamics and echocardiographic data at rest.
Overall (N = 123) | EIPH (N = 57) | No-EIPH (N = 66) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 135.8 ± 19.9 | 137.7 ± 19.0 | 134.1 ± 20.7 | 0.33 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 82.5 ± 11.9 | 83.2 ± 10.4 | 82.0 ± 13.0 | 0.57 |
Heart rate, bpm | 69.7 ± 12.1 | 67.8 ± 12.6 | 71.4 ± 11.4 | 0.10 |
Stroke volume, mL | 58.0 ± 13.7 | 59.3 ± 12.8 | 56.9 ± 14.4 | 0.33 |
Cardiac index, L/min/m2 | 2.51 ± 0.68 | 2.47 ± 0.67 | 2.54 ± 0.69 | 0.59 |
Tricuspid regurgitation pressure gradient, mmHg | 23.3 ± 8.6 | 24.8 ± 8.1 | 21.9 ± 8.9 | 0.069 |
Estimated right atrial pressure, mmHg | 3.6 ± 2.0 | 4.0 ± 2.7 | 3.3 ± 1.2 | 0.061 |
Left ventricular diastolic volume, mL | 111.7 ± 34.1 | 115.3 ± 34.4 | 108.5 ± 33.8 | 0.28 |
Left ventricular systolic volume, mL | 40.8 ± 12.7 | 41.6 ± 12.7 | 40.0 ± 12.8 | 0.49 |
Left ventricular diastolic diameter, mm | 53.2 ± 5.7 | 53.7 ± 4.8 | 52.8 ± 6.3 | 0.37 |
Left ventricular systolic diameter, mm | 33.0 ± 4.4 | 32.9 ± 4.1 | 33.0 ± 4.6 | 0.90 |
Left ventricular ejection fraction, % | 63.5 ± 3.0 | 64.1 ± 3.5 | 62.9 ± 2.4 | 0.030 |
Left ventricular global longitudinal strain, % | − 21.6 ± 3.4 | − 21.6 ± 3.5 | − 21.7 ± 3.3 | 0.91 |
E wave, cm/s | 101.9 ± 25.7 | 103.8 ± 25.0 | 100.2 ± 26.3 | 0.44 |
e′ (average), cm/s | 9.6 ± 2.8 | 9.0 ± 2.3 | 10.1 ± 3.0 | 0.025 |
Left atrial diameter, mm | 44.6 ± 11.0 | 45.2 ± 8.9 | 44.1 ± 12.6 | 0.57 |
Left atrial volume index, mL/m2 | 70.7 ± 41.2 | 71.3 ± 41.5 | 70.3 ± 41.4 | 0.89 |
Left Atrial reservoir strain, % | 28.5 ± 11.3 | 26.7 ± 11.2 | 30.1 ± 11.1 | 0.088 |
Tricuspid annual plane systolic excursion, mm | 23.2 ± 4.4 | 23.1 ± 3.9 | 23.3 ± 4.9 | 0.80 |
Fractional area change, % | 43.9 ± 5.8 | 44.3 ± 5.5 | 43.5 ± 6.0 | 0.49 |
Right ventricle free wall strain, % | − 24.5 ± 5.6 | − 23.9 ± 4.5 | − 24.9 ± 6.4 | 0.33 |
Severe mitral regurgitation, n (%) | 63 (51) | 31 (54) | 32 (49) | 0.51 |
Mitral regurgitation regurgitant volume, mL | 52.1 ± 12.2 | 53.6 ± 12.0 | 50.9 ± 12.3 | 0.23 |
Mitral regurgitation effective orifice area, cm2 | 0.33 ± 0.10 | 0.34 ± 0.10 | 0.32 ± 0.09 | 0.27 |